NBC: volume

Fri Oct 19 05:51:25 EDT 2007

Steve:

I guess this is a tradition with Coco- I think that he lets his drummer 
play a long solo near the end of the last set so that he can leave the 
stage and go to the bathroom:

http://www.blueguitar.org/new/misc/humor/coco_talks.mp3

Transcript:

Coco singing to himself as he approachs: "It's my life and I'll do what 
you say..."

Bartender: "Would you like something to go?"

Coco: "No, I'm doing fine... I've got some water here and I just went to 
the bathroom."

[drums getting louder- conversation inaudible]

Coco: "Well maybe, I might have forgotten SOMETHING..."

Bartender: "Did you wash your hands???"

<g>

Steve Ahola

Steve Ditzell wrote:
> When I saw Marty with Coco he did a 20 minute solo while Coco left
> the stage.  Marty's a great drummer; keeps you interested all the way
> thru.  Check out some samples from the CD if you've never heard him:
> 
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> 
> Deb Lubin <deblubin@sbcglobal.net> wrote: Coco knows drummers---after
> all, he started out as one himself. When I first heard Coco, his
> rhythm section was one of the best--Marty Binder from Chicago on
> drums, and local Bay Area (well, Santa Cruz) guy, Steve Ehrmann.
> Marty played with Albert Collins among others, and Steve has played
> with Roy Rogers (chops not chaps) and an impressive list of others I
> should recall but can't. Marty Binder is one of the best drummers
> I've ever seen (ask Steve Freund). He does NOT bang the sh*t out of
> the drums. His was always a drum solo I was eager to hear.
> 
> Deb
> 
> Stan Erhart wrote: Steve, sorry I took it the wrong way. In the
> context of this thread, "beating the crap out of the drums" seemed
> like a negative. But now I know what you meant and that it was a
> compliment to said drummer. Yes, he certainly knows how to do it well
> and appropriately for the situation. I know he works with some very
> low volume bands and doesn't lose his timing (as some drummers seem
> to) when he plays quietly. -Stan
> 
> Blues Music List wrote on 10/18/2007 03:17:12 AM:
> 
>> Stan:
>> 
>> I meant that as a compliment! Randy Hayes is incredible and I'm not
>> sure how many blues band leaders give their drummer a 10 minute
>> drum solo every night. (I really doubt that any of them do.)
>> 
>> Back in the 60's and 70's everyone would joke about endless drum
>> solos, and how *boring* they were- and with good reason! With
>> Randy, you are on the edge of your seat for the entire 10 minutes.
>> 
>> Nonetheless, Randy is a very powerful drummer and I think that he
>> could keep up with Coco in terms of volume, no matter how loud Coco
>> got, and probably without mikes! LOL
>> 
>> I've always enjoyed seeing Randy play with other bands when he
>> wasn't playing with Coco- like you said he is one of the best
>> drummers around.
>> 
>> Thanks for clearing up any misconceptions about Randy Hayes that I
>> might have caused by my remark!
>> 
>> Steve Ahola
>> 
>> P.S. I used to say the same thing about Billy Cobham- he certainly
>> beats the living crap out of his drum set, but of course it is with
>> the precision of a surgeon and the dynamics of a master. When I saw
>> him back in the early 70's I don't think that they were miking
>> drums like they do today and he could keep up with the rest of the
>> band which was very loud. I went there to see the guitarist John
>> McLaughlin but left the show thinking "What a powerful drummer! He
>> sure beats the sh*t out of his drums..."
>> 
>> Stan Erhart wrote:
>> 
>>> That doesn't sound like the Randy Hayes I know. I would never
> describe
>>> his playing as "banging the sh*t out of" anything. He can play
>>> loud
> if
>>> appropriate, but he's always musical and is not married to LOUD.
>>> When
> 
>>> he's not on the road with Coco, he plays with other bands around
>>> the
> bay
>>> area. I've played several gigs with him and have a couple more
>>> coming
> 
>>> soon. All you have to do is bring the volume down a hair, or a
>>> lot,
> and
>>> he's right with you. When you bring it up, he's right with you.
>>> There
> 
>>> are lots of good drummers around here, but he's among the very
>>> best.
> He
>>> and Steve Evans, Coco's bassist, are in high demand for gigs when
>>> they
> 
>>> have a spare evening. They're excellent separately, or as a team
>>> if you're lucky enough to get both of them. -Stan
>>> 
>>> Steve Ahola wrote on 10/15/2007 05:19:38 AM:
>>> 
>>>> His (Coco's) drummer Randy Hayes certainly bangs the sh*t out
>>>> of his
>>> drum set and
>>>> I think that Coco usually gives him a 10 minute solo near the
>>>> end of
> the
>>>> last set.
> 
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